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Shining light on energy inequity in Puerto Rico
Researchers are working with communities in Puerto Rico to build more sustainable systems in the face of ongoing challenges.
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Puerto Rico is using residents’ home batteries to back up its grid
The yearlong pilot could be the first step in creating a residential-storage virtual power plant larger than any in North America.
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A huge battery has replaced Hawaiʻi’s last coal plant
Plus Power’s Kapolei battery is officially online. The pioneering project is a leading example of how to shift crucial grid functions from fossil-fueled plants to clean energy.
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Power companies paid civil rights leaders in the South. They became loyal industry advocates.
A joint investigation by Floodlight and Capital B shows millions of dollars flowed from utilities to Black leaders and their groups since at least 2009.
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Why more than 60 Indigenous nations oppose the Line 5 oil pipeline
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En la Amazonía ecuatoriana, el petróleo amenaza décadas de esfuerzos de conservación liderados por indígenas
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In the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil threatens decades of Indigenous-led conservation
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The first Pacific Islander to win a National Book Award talks colonialism, culture, and climate
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The Cochise County Groundwater Wars
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To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect our wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
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How a Koch-owned chemical plant in Texas gamed the Clean Air Act
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The Permian Basin is ground zero for a billion-dollar surge of zombie oil wells
Meet the Fixers
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Maine towns band together to offer ‘energy navigators,’ extra funding for home energy upgrades
The program, funded by a federal grant and set to launch in mid-2024, aims to fill cost gaps and ease confusion over government rebates as residents seek to cut heating costs and emissions.
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Advocates in Georgia call for better protections for salt marshes, a key carbon sink
Proposed changes to current law spur call for an overhaul.
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Study: Climate migration will leave the elderly behind
Coastal populations will get older — and more fragile — as young people flee rising seas, according to new academic research.
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Renewables are booming — but not enough to meet COP28 goals
The world agreed to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030. A new IEA report finds we’re currently off track.
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Electric school buses are a breath of fresh air for children
Nearly $1B in federal funding could help clean up the unequal health impacts of diesel pollution.
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Gasoline is cheap right now — but charging an EV is still cheaper
The price of home charging an electric vehicle in the U.S., on average, is equivalent to $1.41 per gallon.
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Bottled water has up to 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought
New research shows that every liter of bottled water contains 240,000 microscopic pieces of plastic.
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